Nottinghamshire's police authority has criticised the amount of money it has been given by the government in the latest council spending review.

The authority is to get an extra £5m but its chairman says it is not enough.

John Clarke, the chairman of the police authority, says it means there will be a rise in council tax just to keep policing at its current level.

A new system has been used by the government to calculate how much funding councils receive.

No progress

Nottinghamshire's windfall is around an extra £40m of which £5m is for the police authority.

But the police authority say after looking closely at the figures, it is unhappy with the amount.

Mr Clarke said: "I'm glad that it looks like we won't have to cut things but it doesn't look as though we will be able to move forward very much with the amount which has been settled."

Nottinghamshire police have faced recent allegations that experienced officers are being moved into the city of Nottingham from other parts of the county to cope with rising gun crime.

Meanwhile, the leader of Nottingham City Council, Brian Parbutt, says he is disappointed as the authority's grant is lower than the national average.

Rushcliffe council says the extra money amounts to a standstill budget.

Other authorities in the county are still assessing the impact of the grants on local services and the council tax.